FRE 11684

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Private Webb P Braley sorts target data at 8th Air Force Headquarters. Image stamped on reverse: 'Wide World.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 2 Feb 1943.' [stamp]. and '246561.' [censor no] Printed caption on reverse: 'Wide World Photo Shows: Private Webb P Braley, Springhill, LA, busy on distribution of target data, one of the jobs which make "wing" a vital link between bomber command headquarters and the operational squadron which "wings" serves.' Associated news story: 'BEHIND-SCENES PICTURES OF US ARMY AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS WING IN ENGLAND. This set of Wide World pictures was made recently in England and shows behind-the-scenes glimpses of the work and life of a Headquarters wing of the US Army Air Force. Headquarters wing is supply section and coordination centre of operational data for the Squadron it serves. The men working in "wings" don't often get into the spotlight of publicity, but they're the boys behind the boys who fly the Fortresses.

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection (uploaded May/2023)